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cutting-edge design increases capacity without significantly changing vessel dimensions. The G4s are bigger, greener and more efficient than their predecessors.
Their container capacity is more than doubled at 3,800 TEUs, with 28,900 square meters of roll-on/roll- off (ro/ro) space and a car capacity of more than 1,300 vehicles. The ro/ro ramps are wider and shallower, and the ro/ro decks are higher (up to 7.4 meters) than earlier ships with fewer columns which enables easier loading and discharge of oversized cargo.
Fuel consumption per TEU has been dramatically reduced, and emissions have been all but eliminated by scrubbers. The new fleet continues to employ ACL’s unique cell-guides on deck, helping the company maintain a unique record: ACL ships have not lost a single container at sea in more than 35 years.
“It’s the only one of its type
in the world,” Abbott said about
the Atlantic Star. “You can see all
of the containers and ro/ro stuff down below. It has a unique design. We’re very big on the ro/ro side, so Baltimore is the main East Coast ro/ro port. We’re also very big in
the Midwest and Ohio Valley, and Baltimore is the main gateway to that part of the world. The Port treats us extremely well. We’ve known each other for a long, long time. They’re easy to work with, and we get everything solved.”
The Atlantic Star is registered in the United Kingdom. The original Atlantic Star, which was part of the
(Top left) Guido Grimaldi, grandson of
the ACL founder, traveled from Italy to attend the ceremony and lauded his company’s partnership with the Port of Baltimore. (Top right). Members of ACL prepare for the official ceremony aboard the vessel. (Bottom) James J. White, Executive Director of the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA); Commissioner Rebecca Dye of the Federal Maritime Commission; Atlantic Star Capt. Tihomir Totev; and ACL CEO Andrew Abbott spoke to more than 100 guests aboard the ship.
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